
Northeastern Archives and Special Collections
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Northeastern University's Archives & Special Collections preserves both the history of Boston's social justice organizations & neighborhoods and Northeastern.
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Ever wondered where our throwback photos come from? The Northeastern Archives and Special Collections team is working hard to preserve our history. 📸 🎞️ Read more: bit.ly/40srRyu


Reminder: the deadline for our Long-Term Fellowships is 15 Jan. Next up: 1 Feb. deadline for the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium (NERFC). Learn more here: masshist.org/fellowships/ne… Participating archives include Maine Historical Society Northeastern Archives and Special Collections Boston Athenaeum


Northeastern's Northeastern Archives and Special Collections are home to invaluable collections from #Boston community activists and organizations. 📚✨And their staff is hard at work sorting through these treasures. Read more here: nrthstrn.org/3Pqxcjs

Calling all artists in the New England area! 📢 The Center for Design is supporting the reckoningsproject as they open applications for artists in residence. Learn more and apply at the link below: reckoningsproject.org/call-for-artis…

Several fellowships are available to fund research with Northeastern Archives and Special Collections! Learn more about each and how to apply here: librarynews.northeastern.edu/?p=276526


From scrapbooks to ticket stubs, Northeastern Archives and Special Collections is devoted to preserving the records of Boston community organizations. Read more: bit.ly/3WFjptm

The Northeastern Archives and Special Collections has recently processed a pair of collections that highlight advocacy work in Boston. Learn more about the Roxbury Tenants of Harvard (Jeane Neville) records and the Ken Kruckemeyer papers in this blog post by archivist Irene Gates: librarynews.northeastern.edu


The Northeastern Archives and Special Collections includes the Boston Globe Collection, a library of photos and clippings from the city's largest news source. This collection is an in-depth source of the history of Boston, including the dedication of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 1979.


Meet Molly! Molly helps give people learn about Northeastern U.'s and Boston's history at the Northeastern Archives and Special Collections — and even runs the social media account! When she's not working, she's creating textile art and wants to hear your fan theories about Severance! #MeetTheStaff


The Northeastern Archives and Special Collections hosts records and photos from many Boston community organizations and leaders dedicated to social justice. Archives staff have digitized and organized some of these collections on websites focusing on specific communities and projects in the Boston area. ⬇️


Frederick Salvucci was a leader of transportation and infrastructure in Boston. Northeastern Archives and Special Collections processing assistants Julia Lee and Aleks Renerts recently inventoried his donated papers and shared their favorite finds in our latest blog post: librarynews.northeastern.edu/?p=276583


The Archives/Documenting Boston fund supports the Northeastern Archives and Special Collections and its work curating collections related to Boston's fight for social justice, including civil and political rights, immigrant rights, homelessness, and urban and environmental justice. givingday.northeastern.edu/campaigns/arch…


Go back in time and share a throwback photo of your favorite Northeastern U. memory with #NUGivingDay before 8 p.m. for a chance to win $1,000 for the fund of your choice! Personally, Roxie and Ruggles like to visit Northeastern Archives and Special Collections and reminisce about their time with Northeastern Huskies.


Meet Irene! Irene is a processing assistant for Northeastern Archives and Special Collections and makes doing archival research so much easier! She's also willing and able to talk Turkey with anyone interested! #MeetTheStaff



.Dana Hall School student (and future Northeastern U. Husky!) Ava Scharf chose working at Northeastern Archives and Special Collections for her senior internship. She shares what she learned from the experience in our latest blog post: librarynews.northeastern.edu/?p=276680


Get a first-hand account of researching the Boston Globe Library Collection in the Northeastern Archives and Special Collections in this WBUR article by NU Journalism's Meg Heckman wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

.Northeastern Archives and Special Collections was recently awarded a $450,000 Community Preservation Act grant to digitize and catalog materials about Elma Lewis and her effect on the community of Black artists in Boston. Learn more about the grant and Lewis' legacy: librarynews.northeastern.edu/?p=276709


Let's hear it for #PrideMonth! The Northeastern Archives and Special Collections' LGBTQA+ History Collection includes photos from various Boston Pride parades, celebrations, and protests. See them at lgbtqahistory.library.northeastern.edu. Photos courtesy of Fenway Health, Men of All Colors Together Boston, and Boston Gay Men's Chorus.
